Jumper from I-805 dies, freeway closed at Balboa

A person lost their life on Friday February 10, 2012 after jumping from the Balboa Avenue bridge in to the southbound lanes of I-805 and hit by a car. All lanes except the left one were closed as the CHP did their investigation.
— John Gibbins

A person lost their life on Friday February 10, 2012 after jumping from the Balboa Avenue bridge in to the southbound lanes of I-805 and hit by a car. All lanes except the left one were closed as the CHP did their investigation.
— John Gibbins

San Diego  A woman who jumped from the Balboa Avenue overpass onto southbound Interstate 805 Friday was struck by a car and killed, authorities said.

The fatal incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. in Kearny Mesa. The woman survived the fall, but then was hit by a motorist in a Toyota Prius and died at the scene, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver was unhurt.

Officers closed all southbound freeway lanes except the left one and directed motorists off at Balboa Avenue, then back on at the onramp. The closures caused a traffic jam that lasted until lanes were opened about 2:40 p.m.

A short time after the I-805 incident, at least two people were seen jumping with parachutes from an overpass at the state Route 125 toll road and state Route 905 in Otay Mesa, the CHP said. Witnesses reported about 1:20 p.m. that two or more people parachuted off a freeway bridge, landed, got into the bed of a white pickup and left.